Monthly Archives: May 2010

Review: Quicken 2010 Deluxe

Reviews
I have used Quicken for seven years.   I started out with Quicken 2001 back in 2003.  In July 2008 I upgraded to a newer (used) computer and could not locate my Quicken CDs so I ended up moving to Quicken 2008. In March, AJ and I went in together on a new desktop computer, and once again I could not locate my Quicken CD! I combed the house and looked everywhere it could have been.  I also could not find… Read the rest

Raising Your State Withholding to Cover Federal – Does It Make Any Sense?

income taxes
I know of a person who has his state withholding from his payroll check set high purposely to remove $1300 more than is necessary, since he regularly owes about that amount to the Federal government. I don't feel comfortable challenging his method, nor do I feel he would take kindly to my making some suggestions. So I blog about it, not understanding why in the world someone would do such a thing. His income and his wife's is steady.  His… Read the rest

Blast from the Past – May 2008

Blast From the Past
Hello to all my dear readers, will you walk with me down memory lane? On the first I wrote Stimulate The Economy! and on the second did a Book Review: 101 Ways to Really Satisfy Your Customers and wrote about our Balance Transfer Saga. On the third I wrote about the Deadline for Filing Taxes to Receive Stimulus Check? On the fourth I issued a  Monthly Report for April 2008. On the fifth I shared that My Birthday’s Around the… Read the rest

Friday Finds May 14th

Friday Finds
Another week has already flown by! Here are some posts I found interesting in the past week: Beating Broke gives us an update: My Wife Quit Her Job : One Year Later. Sounds like she made a good decision to quit her job and start her own business! Financial Samurai tells us there are some jobs he would do gladly without pay in: The List of Jobs I'd Do for Free Baby! Rainy Day Saver drives an extra 10 miles… Read the rest